Acronyms
ASAP
As soon as possible
In pinochle, an A-K-Q-J-10 of trump is a royal sequence; in poker, it would be a royal this
Flush
Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel following the march siblings, all of whom can be described as the title.
Little Women
a sports arena equipped with a track for cycling
Velodrome
The "AD" stands for this latin phrase when referring to time.
Anno Domini
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
Chutes & Ladders began as a Hindu game of these & ladders
Snakes
At one point in this Anna Sewell novel, a stable catches fire & the title horse almost perishes
Black Beauty
intended for or understood by a chosen few
Esoteric
The sea that held the Greeks, the Phoneticians, the Roman Empire, and later the Byzantine empires.
AT&T
American Telephone and Telegraph
One of the tiles in the first word put on a Scrabble board must cover the square with this symbol on it
Star/Asterisk
to throw (a person or thing) out of a window.
Defenestrate
This plan was a U.S. program providing aid to Western Europe following the devastation of World War II.
The Marshall Plan
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
Inspired by Rube Goldberg's experiments, this rodent capturing 3D board game became massively popular in 1964.
Mouse Trap
a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
Jabberwocky
He's the king that sent Christopher Columbus to "India" to trade for spices.
King Ferdinand of Spain
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
On March 17th, 2017 Hasbro games revealed that three pieces would be removed from Monopoly, the thimble, the wheelbarrow, and this iconic piece of footwear.
Boot
The official name for the # symbol.
Octothorpe
The Battle of Culloden was fought in this country in 1746?
Scotland